Comparison

Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests vs MediScans

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests

This app serves as a portable reference for nurses, providing essential information on over 400 lab and diagnostic tests. It includes details on preparation, patient care, panic levels, and visual aids, with offline access after initial download.

Highlights
  • Covers 400+ lab and diagnostic tests
  • Includes radiography, imaging, and endoscopy
  • Identifies panic lab levels and nurse alerts
  • Features patient education guidelines
  • Offline access to content
  • SmartSearch technology for quick information retrieval
Features
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. An in-App purchase is required to unlock all content. A Davis’s Notes Title! Lab Notes: Nurses' Guide to Lab & Diagnostic Tests, third edition is the portable reference you need to explain, prepare, and care for patients before, during, and after common lab and diagnostic testing. Key Features * Covers essentials for more than 400 lab and diagnostic tests. * Includes lab tests, radiography, arteriography, nuclear- and non-nuclear imaging, endoscopy, organ function and electrophysiology tests. * Identifies panic lab levels and nurse alerts. * Features illustrations that show positioning and views, specimen tube top colors, and examples of X-ray, mammogram, CT scan, MRI, ultrasound, whole skeleton bone scan, and lung scan images. * Offers patient education guidelines and tips. No internet connection is required to access the content after the initial download. Find information quickly using powerful SmartSearch technology. Search part of term for those hard to spell medical terms. Content licensed from printed ISBN 10: 0803644019 Content licensed from printed ISBN 13: 978-0803644014 SUBSCRIPTION : Please choose an auto renewable subscription plan to receive content access & continuous updates. Your subscription automatically renews as per your plan, so you always have the latest content. Yearly auto-renewing payments-$29.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user & auto-renewal can be disabled at any time by going to your device “Settings” and tapping “iTunes & App Store”. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-30000 Privacy Policy-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Editor(s): Tracey B. Hopkins, BSN, RN Publisher: F. A. Davis Company

About

MediScans

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MediScan is an ISO Medical Symbol Translator that helps healthcare professionals, medical device manufacturers, and regulatory teams quickly identify and understand the symbols found on medical device labels and packaging. WHAT MEDISCAN DOES: - Camera Scanning — Point your camera at any medical device label to identify ISO symbols in real time - Barcode & QR Detection — Automatically reads barcodes, QR codes, and UDI codes on device packaging - OCR Text Recognition — Recognizes abbreviations like LOT, REF, STERILE EO, and more from device labels - Full Symbol Library — Browse all ISO 15223-1 symbols organized by category with plain-English explanations PERFECT FOR: - Hospital and clinical staff handling medical devices - Medical device manufacturers and QA teams - Regulatory and compliance professionals - Anyone who needs to quickly decode an unfamiliar symbol on device packaging MediScan takes the guesswork out of medical device labeling — giving you fast, accurate translations of ISO 15223-1:2021 symbols right from your iPhone.

Screenshots

Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests4 screens
MediScans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MediScans at none against Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests's 2. MediScans also leads on ads (none vs shown). Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. MediScans asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests versus MediScans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLab Notes & Diagnostic TestsMediScans
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSkyscape Medpresso IncChristopher DeOrio

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests

Subscriptions1
  • Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests$29.99
None

MediScans

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests free?
Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MediScans free?
MediScans is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests or MediScans have ads?
Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests shows ads; MediScans does not.

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